Cryers Paradise Song Lyrics And Chords
By Ron Hynes.From the album of the same name. The guitar chords are by Bob Sharpe. There's also a version of the chords in the key of G Major.
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I[G] still [D] got my high school [G] jacket
still [D] got my high school [G] ring tucked in the [D] corner of my [G] wallet is a tattered [D] photo of the G] king; yet [D] i [c] have to [G] cry staring [D] back at silent [G] eyes; i saw a [D] star burn out last [G] night; saw the [D] cryers [G] paradise.. [dissapear] inst I got [D] stumblin blind [G] ambition couple of [] cards i havent [G] played” i got a [D] gamblers [G] intuition; i know [D] when i stay too [G] late yet [G] i [C] have to [G] cry staring [D] back at silent [G] eyes; where do [D] gamblers go to [G] die; they go to [D] cryers [G] paradise; when that [Em ] man from memphis left us we’d [ Am7] already turned our [D ] backs he was a [G] heart broke hotel [C] exile that’s the [G] cold and only [D] facts and the [G] whole [C] world [G] agrees i saw the [D] whole thing on [G] tv now i [D] ask that eternal [G] question does the [D] darkness grant [G] release yet [D] i [c] have to [G] cry as his [D] motor cade goes [G] by taking a [D] sad and only [G] boy off to [d] cryers [g] paradise. i got [D] demons bound to [G] daunt me i got a [D] ghost from beer to [G] show i got [D] bad mistakes to [G] haunt me till im [D] just a ghost [G] myself yet [D] i [c] have to [G] cry staring [D] back at silent [G] eyes must my [D] heart be [G] crucified to get into [D] cryers [G] paradise |
Ron Hynes (December 7, 1950 – November 19, 2015) was a popular folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland. He was especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream," which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41st greatest Canadian song of all time on the 2005 CBC Radio One. In Ireland Sonny's Dream was a massive hit for Christy Moore and on the album Woman's Heart featuring Eleanor McEvoy, Mary Black, Dolores Keane, Sharon Shannon, Frances Black, and Maura O'Connell. . R.I.P Ron.
Here are the chords in the key of G Major.
I[G] still [D] got my high school [G] jacket still [D] got my high school [G] ring tucked in the [D] corner of my [G] wallet is a tattered [D] photo of the [G] king; yet [D] i [c] have to [G] cry staring [D] back at silent [G] eyes; i saw a [D] star burn out last [G] night; saw the [D] cryers [G] paradise.. [dissapear] inst I got [D] stumblin blind [G] ambition couple of [] cards i havent [G] played” i got a [D] gamblers [G] intuition; i know [D] when i stay too [G] late yet [G] i [C] have to [G] cry staring [D] back at silent [G] eyes; where do [D] gamblers go to [G] die; they go to [D] cryers [G] paradise; when that [Em ] man from memphis left us we’d [ Am7] already turned our [D ] backs he was a [G] heart broke hotel [C] exile that’s the [G] cold and only [D] facts and the [G] whole [C] world [G] agrees i saw the [D] whole thing on [G] tv now i [D] ask that eternal [G] question does the [D] darkness grant [G] release yet [D] i [c] have to [G] cry as his [D] motor cade goes [G] by taking a [D] sad and only [G] boy off to [d] cryers [g] paradise. i got [D] demons bound to [G] daunt me i got a [D] ghost from beer to [G] show i got [D] bad mistakes to [G] haunt me till im [D] just a ghost [G] myself yet [D] i [c] have to [G] cry staring [D] back at silent [G] eyes must my [D] heart be [G] crucified to get into [D] cryers [G] paradise |
